{"product_id":"talk-about-cinema-by-jean-baptiste-thoret","title":"'Talk About Cinema' by Jean-Baptiste Thoret","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eJean-Baptiste Thoret writes as a critic rather than a census-taker, treating genres as living structures that absorb political fear, technological change and shifts in how people imagine themselves.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a compact, heavily illustrated map of cinema history through the forms, movements and arguments that make film legible: noir, melodrama, the western, science fiction, animation, documentary, horror, the road movie, New Hollywood and the various mutations that followed.  The book is especially good at tracing inheritance. \u003cem\u003eWALL-E\u003c\/em\u003e sits inside a longer science-fiction tradition; \u003cem\u003eDark City\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Matrix\u003c\/em\u003e become descendants of film noir rather than isolated cult objects. The plentiful stills are not decorative ballast but part of the argument, allowing recurring images, spaces and visual codes to become visible across decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccessible without being condescending, it works equally well as an introduction for someone building a language for film and as a reference book for a more seasoned viewer who wants the whole unruly family tree laid out at once. This is the English-language edition, translated from the French by David Radzinowicz, and was published by Flammarion in 2012. \u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlammarion, 2012. Large-format illustrated paperback. Light shelf wear and minor rubbing to covers; internally clean and bright.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45910483009619,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Untitleddesign-2026-08-05T121702.491.png?v=1785896448","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/talk-about-cinema-by-jean-baptiste-thoret","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}